"Rough Times Live," the Media Unit's weekly television program, has been examining an array of teen issues since 1979. The show is produced by, for and about teens.

Over the years the show has featured a little bit of everyone, from judges to college admission officers, from student government leaders to Teen AIDS Task Force members. We have two hosts and a small, but efficient, tech crew, all determined to make a difference and all local teens.

A recent show on teen violence featured Syracuse Police Deputy Chief Frank Fowler; Angelik Mitchell, mother of teen violence victim Anthony "Amp" Lewis, who was stabbed to death in August; and Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick. The show started with tension, but by the end of the show, the deputy chief and the district attorney offered to help Ms. Mitchell's fight to close her son's case. Later she informed us they followed through and she is pleased with the progress.